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Phase 4 - Function and Interaction explorations

Should it be both a recording device and a playback device?
We explore different scenarios and interactions.

Should the bead play on press, or on roll (like thge prayer ones?)
Should there be "record" and "playback" modes?

Finally we decide to keep the recording and playback separate, t
o maintain simplicity.
We will have a recording device that the sound bead fits into. A cradle.
The person giving the gift will have the recording device.
The person receiving the gift will not be able to modify or re-use it. It is as it is, to use or to abandon.

Looking for insprations in the pharmacy, we saw the pacifier.... our first prototype for the cradle: